Metallurgical

Engineering 143
Problem Set 1

Instructions:

1. The problem set must be accomplished individually.
2. Answers must be written on a yellow paper. Write only on one side of the
paper.
3. The solutions to the problems must be organized and orderly.
4. Deadline for submission is on Thursday, September 7, 5:00PM. Timestamp
at the admin office and submit to the instructor’s pidgeonhole
5. Late submissions will not be accepted.

A. Calculate the radius of an iridium atom given that Ir has an FCC crystal
structure, a theoretical density of 22.4 g/cm3, and an atomic weight of
192.2 g/mol. (3 pts)

B. Clearly sketch the following within cubic unit cells: (1.5 pts. each)

i. [10-2]
ii. [3-13]
iii. [-11-1]
iv. [1 1 3]
v. (402)
vi. (3-12)
vii. (301)
viii. (111)

C. Compute the planar density of the (110) plane within an FCC unit cell and a
BCC unit cell (2 pts).

D. Rhodium has an FCC crystal structure. If the angle of diffraction for the
(311) set of planes occurs at 36.12° (first-order reflection) when
monochromatic x-ray having a wavelength of 0.0711 nm is used, determine
(a) the interplanar spacing for this set of planes, and (b) atomic radius for a
rhodium atom. (5 pts).



E. A 6-mm thick palladium sheet is used for the purification of hydrogen. The
sheet is elevated to a temperature of 600oC and is permitted to achieve a
 steady state condition. The diffusion coefficient of hydrogen in steel at this
temperature is 1.7 x 10-8 m2/s and the diffusion flux is found to be 4.533 x
10-6 kg/m2-s. Also, it is known that the concentration of hydrogen in the
steel at the high-pressure surface is 2.0 kg/m3. At what point within the
steel is the concentration 0.3 kg/m3? (7 pts.)


F. Calculate the energy for vacancy formation in silver, given that the
equilibrium number of vacancies at 800 °C is 3.6 x 1023 m-3. The atomic
weight and density for silver are, respectively, 107.9 g/mol and 9.6 g/cm3.
(3 pts.)